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ALPS Enters Into Partnership with the State Bar of Arizona
Rio Laine, Director of Strategic Partnerships: Mar 26, 2026
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AI and Expert Witnesses: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Expert Testimony in Litigation
Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Mar 4, 2026
Lawyers have long known that expert testimony can make or break a case. Whether the issue concerns damages, causation, medical matters, engineering...
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A Risk Management Update for Solo Attorneys Handling Insurance Defense Work
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 3, 2026
Our Director of Claims, Stacey Smith, recently posted an insightful article entitled “Why Insurance Defense Firms Are Struggling to Secure...
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Why Insurance Defense Firms Are Struggling to Secure Professional Liability Coverage
Stacey K. Smith, Esq. Director of Claims: Feb 13, 2026
Understanding Why Coverage Placement Has Become More Difficult If your firm handles cases for insureds on behalf of an insurance company, you may...
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New Postmark Rule = New Malpractice Exposure
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 6, 2026
For years a postmark would reliably document the date you mailed something, but not anymore. As of December 24, 2025, those glory days have passed...
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A Risk Management Checklist for Lawyers Who Wish to Share Office Space
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 24, 2025
Entering into an office sharing arrangement can be quite beneficial for all involved, particularly if all the associated ethical, malpractice, and...
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Reaching Out: The Superpowers of Kindness and Connection
Rio Laine, Director of Strategic Partnerships: Dec 17, 2025
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Building a Business-Minded Law Firm with Matthew Moeller | First Flight #10
Rio Laine, Director of Strategic Partnerships: Dec 3, 2025
ALPS Director of Partnerships Rio Laine joins host Adriana Linares to learn how to build a profitable law practice and unpack why business training,...
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Why All Lawyers (Even Solos) Need to Take Deepfakes Seriously - and What You Can Do About Them
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 3, 2025
Let’s start by defining the word deepfake. A deepfake is a hyper-realistic image, video, or audio forgery that was edited or generated using...
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Why You Need to Use Two-Factor Authentication
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 11, 2025
Let me be clear, cybersecurity isn’t just a “big firm” problem. Solo and small firm lawyers are targeted by bad actors because they know that smaller...
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How Solid Workflows Can Save Your Solo Practice from Chaos | First Flight #9
Rio Laine, Director of Strategic Partnerships: Oct 29, 2025
Starting your solo firm means building good habits from day one and that begins with your intake process. In this episode of New Solo: First Flight,...
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Lawyer Civility in Digital Communications: A Cornerstone of Professionalism
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 28, 2025
For lawyers in practice today, convenient digital communication tools such as email, text messaging, instant messaging apps, social platforms (e.g.,...
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Don’t Fall for the Call: What Lawyers Need to Know About Vishing Scams
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 14, 2025
For years, criminals have been using phones to try to scam people out of money or into disclosing personal information and they have tended to find...